The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09

which he had sftraoted general Attention 81
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when Young Rollins ii came I'm In. smith heard Inc
name, and, calling tho young man up, said,
peches have earned s1 tSo name y Tie
as Ms Sans 4 RoillfnHs' modestly replied tho
0id, Smith turned to the bar and filled q
want you TO join mo In q drink"
IT,. have meyer taken drink In my life" Rol-
No. pr. YOU never will unless you take this
aourishod. Rollins drank the liquor. II made
Smith S would nS done h S SaS
persisted In his refusal There are hundreds
81 ssrss ost many % which ss are NJ dDS
bis pistol and make his son-in law. James n,
exhaSsted Col smith had but one 'd daus Rn
WHO first married John Dedrich, by whom she
mad s9 aS s On s ef had aah sas
families n missouri. The Kennel family Is
~ Judge J, GiIiespie Of Edwardsyille once me. met
dsps Sads Ct a9 sens M
from Missouri miners. who had been at Galena
in the earl early days, and had long experienced
Col. Smith, attended by his servant, got aboard,
% With e
pistols and bowie knives. and Smith carried in
addition gun made to resemble huge walk
was aboard q hurried consultation took place
the a sSoaS smS
difficulty with any one OF them.
through The. crowd, with. scowI before which
they al fell 5a az he took seat on the guard
man. allowed hts curiosity to know this man
overcome his fear Of his person, and stepping
coldly and spperelliously received. but soon
hs The Gespe ra
piled that the passengers looked upon him as
dan l;r man, having killed 80 many men:
had thrown him into the society Of the, most
desperate and lawesss mon in the world. and
through, and in doing so he had endeavored
Of himbut said he very epnp9IhIstcally, Il as
out being able to lay my hand upon my heart
and DECLARE 9I; most severely before God that
The young man then brought up the subject
Of Smiths 5ifllcplty with Gen. jackson. The
Colonel replied that the trouble grew out OF the
some lands in Arkansas upon Which there were re-
some medicinal springs. He applied to the
was informed that they had been Withdrawal
Sm f tSas of Ge9
municated to him in confidence, whereupon he
sent challenge to the General. who paid no
light. Smith WV vent to NASHVILLE IN s' the
meanwhile. which was Jackson's, head
One morning when nIao Smith ,I was
as Sss sssa
this and was greatly enr a Mounting his
he BY the eternal he would onS M
had ss shsn sa Ea
Win Knew assF Wac
myrmidons. MI: Gillespie ct this iuneture
se
Gen. Jackson is not destitute Of prudence; but
Zine Of gunPowder, he would hurl firebrand
into T. and blow the world to atoms to obtain
In the course OF the trip Col. Smith asked his
the litter declined Smith replied: Young
fa has BEEN ysi aa s
adventure: 0elleve that when perfectly SODer
Smith would behave like q gentleman. but that
II he became ever 30 little under the influence
OF liquor he would be as ferocious as o tiger"
On the occasion OF this trip he did not taste
liquor. and was what might be called mild
hammered man. Gillespie slept in the berth
above Smiths. and watched him disrobe with
much interest. particularly as he Invested him
self OF his armory, adjusting his pistols. bowie
knife and shooting cane where he could lay his
baud on them In an instant. Some OF the pas
sengers warned the young man that he was
taking great risk: that he might make some
movement during the night and Smith, think
ing he was attacked, would commence shooting
up through the berth; but the night passed
Col. John Smith at last became too much of
good thing even for country where human
life was, strangely, not valued very highly;
strangely, because OF the sparse population,
and he was forced to leave the State. Accom-
panied BY single love, in all probability his
armorer Dan, he went to Tennessee. and was
engaged In opening cotton plantation on the
banks of the Mississippi. below Memphis, when
he was stricken down with q foyer OF the ell
mate. and. being advanced in years. sue
cumbed. dying in. the arms Of his devoted
slave. Thus ended tho remarkable career Of
one OF the most desperate men Of the century.
He is known to have killed fourteen men In
duels and brawls, and all the early historians
of Ste. Genevieye agree that that constitutes
but portion OF his performances. His remains
are buried at Selma, on the Kennett estate.